List of viscounts in the peerages of Britain and Ireland
This is a list of the 108 present and extant Viscounts in the Peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Note that it does not include extant viscountcies which have become merged with higher peerages and are today in use only as subsidiary titles. For a more complete list, which adds these "hidden" viscounties as well as extinct, dormant, abeyant, and forfeit ones, see List of Viscountcies.
Order of precedence
The general order of precedence among Viscounts is:- Viscounts in the Peerage of England
- Viscounts in the Peerage of Scotland
- Viscounts in the Peerage of Great Britain
- Viscounts in the Peerage of Ireland created before 1801
- Viscounts in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and Viscounts in the Peerage of Ireland created after 1801
Viscounts in the Peerages of Britain and Ireland
| Number | Title | Date of creation | Arms | Current holder | Peerage | Other viscountcies |
| 1 | The Viscount Hereford | 1550 | 25px | Robin Devereux, 19th Viscount Hereford | England | |
| 2 | The Viscount Falkland | 1620 | Lucius Cary, 15th Viscount Falkland | Scotland | ||
| 3 | The Viscount Arbuthnott | 1641 | 25px | Keith Arbuthnott, 17th Viscount of Arbuthnott | Scotland | |
| 4 | The Viscount Oxfuird | 1651 | 25px | Ian Makgill, 14th Viscount of Oxfuird | Scotland | |
| 5 | The Viscount Bolingbroke | 1712 | Nicholas St John, 9th Viscount Bolingbroke | Great Britain | ||
| 5 | The Viscount St. John | 1716 | Nicholas St John, 9th Viscount Bolingbroke | Great Britain | ||
| 6 | The Viscount Cobham | 1718 | Christopher Lyttelton, 12th Viscount Cobham | Great Britain | ||
| 7 | The Viscount Falmouth | 1720 | Evelyn Boscawen, 10th Viscount Falmouth | Great Britain | ||
| 8 | The Viscount Torrington | 1721 | Timothy Byng, 11th Viscount Torrington | Great Britain | ||
| 9 | The Viscount Hood | 1796 | Henry Hood, 8th Viscount Hood | Great Britain | ||
| 10 | The Viscount Gormanston | 1478 | Nicholas Preston, 17th Viscount Gormanston | Ireland | ||
| 11 | The Viscount Mountgarret | 1550 | Piers Butler, 18th Viscount Mountgarret | Ireland | ||
| 12 | The Viscount Valentia | 1622 | Francis Annesley, 16th Viscount Valentia | Ireland | ||
| 13 | The Viscount Dillon | 1622 | Henry Dillon, 22nd Viscount Dillon | Ireland | ||
| 14 | The Viscount Massereene | 1661 | Charles Skeffington, 15th Viscount Massereene | Ireland | Viscount Ferrard | |
| 15 | The Viscount Charlemont | 1665 | John Caulfeild, 15th Viscount Charlemont | Ireland | ||
| 16 | The Viscount Downe | 1680 | Richard Dawnay, 12th Viscount Downe | Ireland | ||
| 17 | The Viscount Molesworth | 1716 | Robert Molesworth, 12th Viscount Molesworth | Ireland | ||
| 18 | The Viscount Chetwynd | 1717 | Adam Chetwynd, 11th Viscount Chetwynd | Ireland | ||
| 19 | The Viscount Midleton | 1717 | Alan Brodrick, 12th Viscount Midleton | Ireland | ||
| 20 | The Viscount Boyne | 1717 | Gustavus Hamilton-Russell, 11th Viscount Boyne | Ireland | ||
| 21 | The Viscount Gage | 1720 | Nicolas Gage, 8th Viscount Gage | Ireland | ||
| 22 | The Viscount Galway | 1727 | Philip Monckton, 13th Viscount Galway | Ireland | ||
| 23 | The Viscount Powerscourt | 1744 | Anthony Wingfield, 11th Viscount Powerscourt | Ireland | ||
| 24 | The Viscount Ashbrook | 1751 | Michael Flower, 11th Viscount Ashbrook | Ireland | ||
| 25 | The Viscount Southwell | 1776 | Richard Southwell, 8th Viscount Southwell | Ireland | ||
| 26 | The Viscount de Vesci | 1776 | Thomas Vesey, 7th Viscount de Vesci | Ireland | ||
| 27 | The Viscount Lifford | 1781 | Edward Hewitt, 9th Viscount Lifford | Ireland | ||
| 28 | The Viscount Bangor | 1781 | William Ward, 8th Viscount Bangor | Ireland | ||
| 29 | The Viscount Doneraile | 1785 | Richard St Leger, 10th Viscount Doneraile | Ireland | ||
| 30 | The Viscount Harberton | 1791 | Henry Pomeroy, 11th Viscount Harberton | Ireland | ||
| 31 | The Viscount Hawarden | 1793 | Robert Maude, 9th Viscount Hawarden | Ireland | ||
| 32 | The Viscount Monck | 1801 | Charles Monck, 7th Viscount Monck | Ireland | ||
| 33 | The Viscount St Vincent | 1801 | Edward Jervis, 8th Viscount St Vincent | United Kingdom | ||
| 34 | The Viscount Melville | 1802 | Robert Dundas, 10th Viscount Melville | United Kingdom | ||
| 35 | The Viscount Sidmouth | 1805 | Jeremy Francis Addington, 8th Viscount Sidmouth | United Kingdom | ||
| 36 | The Viscount Gort | 1816 | Foley Robert Standish Prendergast Vereker, 9th Viscount Gort | Ireland | ||
| 37 | The Viscount Exmouth | 1816 | Paul Pellew, 10th Viscount Exmouth | United Kingdom | ||
| 38 | The Viscount Combermere | 1827 | Thomas Stapleton-Cotton, 6th Viscount Combermere | United Kingdom | ||
| 39 | The Viscount Hill | 1842 | David Clegg-Hill, 9th Viscount Hill | United Kingdom | ||
| 40 | The Viscount Hardinge | 1846 | Andrew Hardinge, 7th Viscount Hardinge | United Kingdom | ||
| 41 | The Viscount Bridport | 1868 | Alexander Hood, 4th Viscount Bridport | United Kingdom | ||
| 42 | The Viscount Portman | 1873 | Christopher Portman, 10th Viscount Portman | United Kingdom | ||
| 43 | The Viscount Hampden | 1884 | Francis Brand, 7th Viscount Hampden | United Kingdom | ||
| 44 | The Viscount Hambleden | 1891 | Henry Smith, 5th Viscount Hambleden | United Kingdom | ||
| 45 | The Viscount Knutsford | 1895 | 7th Viscount Knutsford | United Kingdom | ||
| 46 | The Viscount Esher | 1897 | Christopher Brett, 5th Viscount Esher | United Kingdom | ||
| 47 | The Viscount Goschen | 1900 | Giles Goschen, 4th Viscount Goschen | United Kingdom | ||
| 48 | The Viscount Ridley | 1900 | Matthew Ridley, 5th Viscount Ridley | United Kingdom | ||
| 49 | The Viscount Colville of Culross | 1902 | Charles Colville, 5th Viscount Colville of Culross | United Kingdom | ||
| 50 | The Viscount Selby | 1905 | Christopher Rolf Thomas Gully, 6th Viscount Selby | United Kingdom | ||
| 51 | The Viscount Knollys | 1911 | Patrick Knollys, 4th Viscount Knollys | United Kingdom | ||
| 52 | The Viscount Allendale | 1911 | Wentworth Beaumont, 4th Viscount Allendale | United Kingdom | ||
| 53 | The Viscount Chilston | 1911 | Alastair Akers-Douglas, 4th Viscount Chilston | United Kingdom | ||
| 54 | The Viscount Scarsdale | 1911 | Peter Curzon, 4th Viscount Scarsdale | United Kingdom | ||
| 55 | The Viscount Mersey | 1916 | Edward John Hallam Bigham, 5th Viscount Mersey | United Kingdom | ||
| 56 | The Viscount Cowdray | 1917 | Michael Pearson, 4th Viscount Cowdray | United Kingdom | ||
| 57 | The Viscount Devonport | 1917 | Terence Kearley, 3rd Viscount Devonport | United Kingdom | ||
| 58 | The Viscount Astor | 1917 | William Astor, 4th Viscount Astor | United Kingdom | ||
| 59 | The Viscount Wimborne | 1918 | Ivor Guest, 4th Viscount Wimborne | United Kingdom | ||
| 60 | The Viscount St Davids | 1918 | Rhodri Philipps, 4th Viscount St Davids | United Kingdom | ||
| 61 | The Viscount Rothermere | 1919 | Jonathan Harmsworth, 4th Viscount Rothermere | United Kingdom | ||
| 62 | The Viscount Allenby | 1919 | Henry Allenby, 4th Viscount Allenby | United Kingdom | ||
| 63 | The Viscount Chelmsford | 1921 | Frederic Thesiger, 4th Viscount Chelmsford | United Kingdom | ||
| 64 | The Viscount Long | 1921 | James Long, 5th Viscount Long | United Kingdom | ||
| 65 | The Viscount Ullswater | 1921 | Nicholas Lowther, 2nd Viscount Ullswater | United Kingdom | ||
| 66 | The Viscount Younger of Leckie | 1923 | James Younger, 5th Viscount Younger of Leckie | United Kingdom | ||
| 67 | The Viscount Bearsted | 1925 | Nicholas Samuel, 5th Viscount Bearsted | United Kingdom | ||
| 68 | The Viscount Bridgeman | 1929 | Robin Bridgeman, 3rd Viscount Bridgeman | United Kingdom | ||
| 69 | The Viscount Hailsham | 1929 | Douglas Hogg, 3rd Viscount Hailsham | United Kingdom | ||
| 70 | The Viscount Brentford | 1929 | Crispin Joynson-Hicks, 4th Viscount Brentford | United Kingdom | ||
| 71 | The Viscount Buckmaster | 1932 | Adrian Buckmaster, 4th Viscount Buckmaster | United Kingdom | ||
| 72 | The Viscount Bledisloe | 1935 | Rupert Bathurst, 4th Viscount Bledisloe | United Kingdom | ||
| 73 | The Viscount Hanworth | 1936 | David Pollock, 3rd Viscount Hanworth | United Kingdom | ||
| 74 | The Viscount Trenchard | 1936 | Hugh Trenchard, 3rd Viscount Trenchard | United Kingdom | ||
| 75 | The Viscount Samuel | 1937 | Jonathan Samuel, 5th Viscount Samuel | United Kingdom | ||
| 76 | The Viscount Runciman of Doxford | 1937 | David Runciman, 4th Viscount Runciman of Doxford | United Kingdom | ||
| 77 | The Viscount Davidson | 1937 | Nicolas Davidson, 4th Viscount Davidson | United Kingdom | ||
| 78 | The Viscount Weir | 1938 | William Weir, 3rd Viscount Weir | United Kingdom | ||
| 79 | The Viscount Caldecote | 1939 | Piers Inskip, 3rd Viscount Caldecote | United Kingdom | ||
| 80 | The Viscount Camrose | 1941 | Jonathan Berry, 5th Viscount Camrose | United Kingdom | ||
| 81 | The Viscount Stansgate | 1942 | Stephen Benn, 3rd Viscount Stansgate | United Kingdom | ||
| 82 | The Viscount Margesson | 1942 | Richard Margesson, 3rd Viscount Margesson | United Kingdom | ||
| 83 | The Viscount Daventry | 1943 | James FitzRoy Newdegate, 4th Viscount Daventry | United Kingdom | ||
| 84 | The Viscount Addison | 1945 | William Addison, 4th Viscount Addison | United Kingdom | ||
| 85 | The Viscount Kemsley | 1945 | Richard Berry, 3rd Viscount Kemsley | United Kingdom | ||
| 86 | The Viscount Marchwood | 1945 | Peter Penny, 4th Viscount Marchwood | United Kingdom | ||
| 87 | The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein | 1946 | Henry Montgomery, 3rd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein | United Kingdom | ||
| 88 | The Viscount Waverley | 1952 | John Anderson, 3rd Viscount Waverley | United Kingdom | ||
| 89 | The Viscount Thurso | 1952 | John Sinclair, 3rd Viscount Thurso | United Kingdom | ||
| 90 | The Viscount Brookeborough | 1952 | Alan Brooke, 3rd Viscount Brookeborough | United Kingdom | ||
| 91 | The Viscount Norwich | 1952 | Jason Cooper, 3rd Viscount Norwich | United Kingdom | ||
| 92 | The Viscount Leathers | 1954 | Christopher Leathers, 3rd Viscount Leathers | United Kingdom | ||
| 93 | The Viscount Soulbury | 1954 | Oliver Ramsbotham, 4th Viscount Soulbury | United Kingdom | ||
| 94 | The Viscount Chandos | 1954 | Thomas Lyttelton, 3rd Viscount Chandos | United Kingdom | ||
| 95 | The Viscount De L'Isle | 1956 | Philip Sidney, 2nd Viscount De L'Isle | United Kingdom | ||
| 96 | The Viscount Monckton of Brenchley | 1957 | Christopher Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley | United Kingdom | ||
| 97 | The Viscount Tenby | 1957 | Timothy Lloyd George, 4th Viscount Tenby | United Kingdom | ||
| 98 | The Viscount Mackintosh of Halifax | 1957 | Clive Mackintosh, 3rd Viscount Mackintosh of Halifax | United Kingdom | ||
| 99 | The Viscount Dunrossil | 1959 | Andrew Morrison, 3rd Viscount Dunrossil | United Kingdom | ||
| 100 | The Viscount Stuart of Findhorn | 1959 | James Stuart, 3rd Viscount Stuart of Findhorn | United Kingdom | ||
| 101 | The Viscount Rochdale | 1960 | Jonathan Kemp, 3rd Viscount Rochdale | United Kingdom | ||
| 102 | The Viscount Slim | 1960 | Mark Slim, 3rd Viscount Slim | United Kingdom | ||
| 103 | The Viscount Head | 1960 | Richard Head, 2nd Viscount Head | United Kingdom | ||
| 104 | The Viscount Boyd of Merton | 1960 | Simon Lennox-Boyd, 2nd Viscount Boyd of Merton | United Kingdom | ||
| 105 | The Viscount Mills | 1962 | Christopher Mills, 3rd Viscount Mills | United Kingdom | ||
| 106 | The Viscount Blakenham | 1963 | Casper John Hare, 3rd Viscount Blakenham | United Kingdom | ||
| 107 | The Viscount Eccles | 1964 | John Eccles, 2nd Viscount Eccles | United Kingdom | ||
| 108 | The Viscount Dilhorne | 1964 | James Manningham-Buller, 3rd Viscount Dilhorne | United Kingdom |